Brake-beam hanger



Dec. 10, 1929- G. w. MILLER BRAKE BEAM HANGER Filed. Dec. 4, 1928sneets-sneex 1 INVENTOR.

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Dec. 10, 1929. G. w. MILLER BRAKE BEAM HANGER Filed Dec; 4, 1928 2Sheets-Sheet 2 R 0 m m N I BY fieorye 7101411161;

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Patented Dec. 10, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF GEORGE 'MILLER, OFKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI BRAKE-BEAM HANGER Application filed December4,1928. "'Seria1No. 323,691.

This invention'relates to a-brake beam hanger particularly adapted foruse in connection with-the brake'beams of railroad cars, locomotives andstreet cars, but it is to be understood that my improved hanger may beemany possibility of the cotter keys being closed and' worked out ofposition, due to such relative movement o f't'he pin.

' Afurther object of the invention is to proide a brake beam hange'r asaforesaid, by means o f'whi'ch the pin-for the hanger member may bepositioned to maintain the cotter keys in a vertical position, therebypreventing the *keys from falling out, should they become closed fromany cause.

A further object of the invention-is to pro- ';vide a brake beam hangeras-aforesaid-where- 'in the hanger member and pin are secured by a pairof cotter'lreys and interlocked in such a manner-as'to be'securelyheldby either of i so" said keys, should the other of said keys,'for

any reason, become dislodged.

"Agfurther object ofthe invention is to provide'a brake beamhanger asaforesaid which is simple in construction, economical tomanu- 'fa'cture,strong, durable, thoroughly efficient inits intended use, and convenientin its ap- ;p licati on. J p 7 With the foregoing and other objects inView, theinvention consists in the novel construction,combination andarrangement of 'parts,ashereinafter more particularlydescribcdan'dclaimed, and asillustratcd in the accompanyingdrawingsywherein are shown Dreferred embodiments of my invention, but itis a to be understood that such descriptiOn -anddraWin-gS are to betakenas illustrati've, rather' than liin'itative.

*In the accompanying drawings in which like numerals are employed todesignate like :parts throughout the -same-:'

Figure l-is a perspective-view-of-a brakebeam hanger-constructed inaccordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is an edge-elevation} thereof.

Figure 3 is aside elevation thereof.

Figure 4 is a perspective viewof a modified form of hanger memben Figure5 is a perspective view of a further modified form of hanger member.

Figure 6- is a perspective'view'ofafurther modified form ofhangermember. 4

Figure 7 is a perspective view ofafurther modified form of hangermember, Referring to Figures 1, 2-and3 of the drawings,-the numeral 1designates generally a hanger member known in the art as'U type, andconsisting of a pair ofparallel, vertical arm portions '2 and 3connected together at their lower ends-by meansofahorizontal portion 4.y The arm 2is formed at its upper.

end with an eye 5, the aperture 6 of which extends at a right angle tothe a'rm g2 and is disposed in the vertical plane of the arm.

Spaced from the upperend thereof,- the arm 3 is formed with an eye7,,theaperture 8 of which extends at a rightangletothe arrn3 and is disposedin the verticaLplane of the arm 3. The eyes 5 and 'Z are disposed in 6and 8 in registry. The free end portion .of the arm 3 extends laterallyfrom the eye? to form a horizontal projecton 9 which is slight-.

ly offset with respect to theverti'caljplane of the arm 3. Theprojection 9 is disposed with a portion of its longitudinalsurface-flush with a -port-ion of thewall surfacez-of the aperture 8. fr

Extendingthrough theeyes 5 and 7-is a pin 10 which is formed at one endwith an eye 11 extending at a right-angle to the: pin.

The aperture 12 extending-through the-eye 11 is offset with respecttothevertical plane of the arm 3and is out of registry withthe apertures6 and 8 but the plane thereof extends in parallel relation tothe planesof the &

opposing, spacedrel-ationwith the apertures Referring to member 1 andpin 10 in assembled relation, the eyes 7 and 11 coact with the pin 10and projection 9 respectively to prevent any rotation of the pin 10 withrespect to the hanger member 1. I

- Extending transversely through the projection 9 in a verticaldirection is an opening 13 for the reception therethrough of avertically disposed cotter key 14. With the cotter key 14: in place, theeye 11 is prevented from being removed from the projection 9 and thehanger member 1 and pin 10 are thereby securely locked in assembledrelation. Spaced outwardly from the eye 5, the pin 10 is formed with anopening 15 extending I transverselytherethrough in a vertical directionfor the reception therethrough of a vertically disposed cotter key 16.With the cotter key 16 in place, the eye 11 is prevented from beingremoved from the projection 9 and the hanger member 1 and pin 10 arethereby securely locked in assembled relation.

The cotter keys 14 and 16 provide adouble locking means for securing thehanger memher 1 and pin 10 in assembled relation as each is capable ofperforming this function inde- Thus if one of the keys should for anyreason become displaced, the other key would function to prevent therelative displacement of the hanger member -1 and pin 10.

With the pin 10 locked against rotary movement with respect to thehanger member 1, and with the cotter keys permanently maintained in avertical position, practically all possibility of the keys becominginadvertently dislodged is eliminated.

Figure 1 of the drawings, the hanger member 17 is in the form of a hookhaving an upturned lower end 18 and having an eye 19 formed in spacedrelation to its hanger member upper end, said upper end terminating in ahorizontallyprojecting portion 20.

Referring to Figure 5 of the drawings, the 21 is in the form of astirrup having an arm 22 extending upwardly therefrom and formed with aneye 23 and a hori ,zontal projection 24 in the same manner as the1member17 described-in connection with Figure Referring toFigure 6 ofthe drawings, the hanger member 25 is formed with a vertical arm 26having an eye 27 and a horizontal proection 28 formed therewith.

' portion The member 25 is further formed with an angularly disposedarm' 29, which is formed at its upper end with a vertically disposed eye30 which is in align ment with the eye 27 with the apertures 31 throughthe eyes 27 and 30 in registry.

Referring to Figure 7 of the drawings, the hanger member is formed witha horizontal. 31 having a pair of vertical arms 32 and 33 formedintegral therewith, with the arms 32and 33 merging into a pair ofangularly disposed, converging portions 34 and 'member eye.

35. The portion 35 is formed with a vertically disposed eye 36 andterminates in a horizontal projection 37. The portion 34 is formed atits upper end with a vertically disposed eye 38 which is in alignmentwith the eye 36 and the apertures 39 through the eyes 36 and 38 are inregistry.

Each of the hangermembers illustrated in Figures 4 to 7 is adapted tohave associated therewith a hanger pin of appropriate length and formedwith an eye in the same manner as the pin 10 described in connectionwith Figures 1 to 3.

It is thought that the many advantages of a brake beam hanger inaccordance with this invention will be readily apparent, and althoughthe preferred embodiments are as illustrated and described, yet it is tobe understood that various changes may be made in the details ofconstruction, which fall within the scope of the invention as defined inthe appended claims.

"What I claim is: I

1. In a brake beam hanger, a hanger member formed with an eye and havinga laterally projecting end portion in proximity to said eye, and ahanger pin for insertion through said eye and formed at one end with anoflset eye for the reception therethrough of said projecting end.

2. In a brake beam hanger, a hanger member formed with an eye and havinga laterally projecting end portion in proximity to said eye, and ahanger pin for insertion through said eye and formed at one end with anofi'- set eye for the reception therethrough of said projecting end,said projecting end and offset eye being disposed at .right angles toeach other.

3. In a brake beamhangena hanger member formed with an eye and having alaterally proj ecting end portion in proximity to said eye, and a hangerpin for insertion through said eye and formed atone end with an offseteye for the reception therethrough of said projecting end, saidprojecting end having a portion of its longitudinal surfaceflush with aportion of the wall surface of said hanger 4. In a brake beam hanger, ahanger member formed with an eye and having a laterally projecting endportion in proximity to said eye, and ahanger pin for insertion throughsaid eye and formed atone end with an ofiset eye for the receptiontherethrough of said projecting end, said projecting end and pin eachbeing formed with a transverse opening extending therethrough in avertical direction.

5. In a brake beam hanger, a hanger member including an arm formed withan eye ,at a right angle thereto, and a hanger pin for insertion throughsaid eye and having a right angularly offset eye for the receptiontherethrough of said end portion of the arm.

6. In a brake beam hanger, a hanger member including an arm formed withan eye having the opening therethrough extending in a horizontaldirection, said arm having an end portion adjacent said eye andextending at a right angle thereto, and a hanger pin for insertionthrough said eye and having a right angularly offset eye for thereception therethrough of said end portion of the arm, said eyes beingout of registry and out of align ment in their lateral and verticalplanes.

7 In a brake beam hanger, a hanger member including an arm formed withan eye having the opening therethrough extending in a horizontaldirection, said arm having an end portion adjacent said eye andextending at a. right angle thereto, and a hanger pin for insertionthrough said eye and having a right angularly offset eye for thereception there through of said end portion of the arm, said end portionand pin each being formed with a transverse opening extendingtherethrough in a vertical direction, and a cotter key for in sertionthrough each of said transverse openings, each of said cotter keysindependently coacting with said hanger member and pin for maintainingthem in assembled relation.

8. A hanger pin comprising an elongated shank having an end portionthereof bent to provide a right angularly oflset eye, said shank beingformed adjacent its other end with a trans erse opening, said openingextending in a plane substantially parallel with the plane of saidoffset portion.-

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

GEORGE W. MILLER.

